Super cute and wildly educational short films created by Isabella Rossellini about bees. As we are coming to know, bees need our help as they face Colony Collapse Disorder and other threats. At least 5 studies have come out in the past year showing that neonicotinoid insecticides harm bees and may be responsible for Colony Collapse Disorder. And without bees, who is going to pollinate so we can eat! These entertaining videos for kids as well as adults will teach you more.
Michael C. McMillen is a mixed-media artist based in Santa Monica, California, whose installations and sculptures made out of recyclable materials, or as he calls them "the cast-offs of our material society," play around the themes of time, change, and illusion as a means to create what he refers to as "visual spiritual poetry." It's very interesting work with a magic of its own. The two friends I've brought with me to view his work have referred to his pieces as post-apocalyptic. I see it more as a beautiful display of decay. They had a similar eerie effect on me as when I visited a ghost town of the Gold Rush era, here in California, for the first time. Like a glimpse at the ancient ruins of the future. To fully appreciate his installations you really must experience them. You can view his work in person at an upcoming exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California from April 16, 2011 to August 14, 2011, entitled Train of Thought .